The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that competitive grants are now available from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The program, funded by the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriation, is administered by the National...
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Rutgers Center for Green Building awarded $687K HUD Healthy Homes Technical Studies grant
Clinton J. Andrews, Bloustein School professor of urban planning and director of the school’s Rutgers Center for Green Building, is the principal investigator of a new project, “Cost-Effective Detection of Multi-Family Housing-Related Health and Safety Hazards,” that...
Sustainable Raritan River Initiative presents outstanding achievement awards
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University recently announced the recipients of the annual outstanding achievement awards at the fifth annual Sustainable Raritan River...
Rutgers Hosts Statewide Conference on Climate Change Preparedness in NJ
On May 22, a diverse group of public and private New Jersey leaders gathered at Rutgers University to engage in a dialogue about enhancing capacity in the Garden State to better plan for and adapt to a changing climate. Organized by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation...
Bloustein School graduates 275 undergraduates, 104 masters and 4 Ph.D.s in 2013 convocation ceremonies
UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION As part of Rutgers University’s 247th anniversary commencement ceremonies, the Bloustein School held its first-ever undergraduate convocation ceremony for public health and planning & public policy majors on Thursday, May 16. In its...
Bloustein Convocation and Commencement events
On the weekend of May 18-19, 2013 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will recognize our graduates. In addition to University Commencement, there is a series of events meant to culminate the...
EJB’s Shapiro to discuss role of regulation, enforcement at West, TX plant explosion tonight, 8pm
Associate professor Stuart Shapiro will be discussing the explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, focusing on the role of regulation and the enforcement of regulations on Alan Colmes’ radio show TONIGHT, April 22 at 8:00 pm. To listen live,...
Rutgers Day 2013: Bloustein teaching kids to “Be Prepared!”
This Saturday, April 27 is Rutgers Day and we encourage you to bring your families to the Bloustein School tent along the Voorhees Mall on College Ave. Rutgers Day runs from 10am-4pm and there are many fun activities on the College Ave. campus including visiting the...
Mapping cigarette butts… a project by Bloustein Community Mapping class
Bloustein lecturer Dr. Wansoo Im and his Community Mapping class recently organized an event to map cigarette butts on the College Ave Campus. The mission was to determine if there was a correlation between the availability and condition of cigarette receptacles to...
Together North Jersey awards Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark funding for local planning projects
Together North Jersey, a collaborative partnership dedicated to strengthening the region’s economy and improving access to good jobs, quality schools, safe and stable neighborhoods, a healthy environment, fresh food, and civic and cultural resources that is...